Wooden Slab

Wooden Slab

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64), same type only
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)‌[JE only] Partial (diffuses sky light)‌[BE only]
Waterloggable	Yes
Flammable	Yes (5) No
Catches fire from lava	Yes JE: No BE: Yes
Map color	Varies  13 WOOD  34 PODZOL  2 SAND  10 DIRT  15 COLOR_ORANGE  26 COLOR_BROWN  28 COLOR_RED  36 TERRACOTTA_WHITE  14 QUARTZ  22 COLOR_LIGHT_GRAY  18 COLOR_YELLOW  18 COLOR_YELLOW  53 CRIMSON_STEM‌[JE only]  35 NETHER‌[BE only]  56 WARPED_STEM‌[JE only]  23 COLOR_CYAN‌[BE only]
Note block instrument	Bass

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        "Oak Slab",
        "Spruce Slab",
        "Birch Slab",
        "Jungle Slab",
        "Acacia Slab",
        "Dark Oak Slab",
        "Mangrove Slab",
        "Cherry Slab",
        "Pale Oak Slab",
        "Poplar Slab",
        "Bamboo Slab",
        "Crimson Slab",
        "Warped Slab"
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        "Spruce Slab.png",
        "Birch Slab.png",
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        "Acacia Slab.png",
        "Dark Oak Slab.png",
        "Mangrove Slab.png",
        "Cherry Slab.png",
        "Pale Oak Slab.png",
        "Poplar Slab.png",
        "Bamboo Slab.png",
        "Crimson Slab.png",
        "Warped Slab.png"
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A wooden slab is a wooden variant of a slab crafted from its respective planks.

Obtaining

Breaking

Wooden slabs can be broken with anything, but axes are the fastest.

Block	Wooden Slab
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)
Default	13 (JE) 3 (BE)
Wooden	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Stone	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Copper	10.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE)
Iron	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Diamond	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Netherite	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Golden	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Natural generation

Oak slabs generate as part of:

• Plains villages
• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks
• Trial chambers (a hidden chamber inside of the "Intersection 2" room)

Spruce slabs generate as part of:

• Igloo basements
• Shipwrecks
• Taiga and snowy taiga villages

Birch slabs generate as part of:

• Woodland mansions
• Shipwrecks

Jungle slabs generate as part of shipwrecks.

Dark Oak slabs generate as part of shipwrecks and pillager outposts.

Acacia slabs generate as part of:

• Savanna villages
• Shipwrecks‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Matching Planks	6666666666666

Usage

Fuel

Overworld wooden slabs can be used as fuel in furnaces, smelting 0.75 items per slab in Java Edition, and 1.5 items per slab in Bedrock Edition.

Sounds

In Bedrock Edition, when a wooden slab is combined into a double slab, the block's use/step sound is played.

Normal wood

Sounds	Closed captions	Description	Category	Details			»	Technical data		»
				Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance		Identifier	Translation key
	Block broken	Once the block has broken	Blocks	1.0	JE: 0.8 BE: 0.8–1.0	JE: 16 BE: ?		JE: block.wood.break BE: dig.wood	subtitles.block.generic.break
	Block placed​[until: JE 26.4] Block is placed​[upcoming: JE 26.4]	When the block is placed		1.0	0.8			JE: block.wood.place BE: dig.wood	subtitles.block.generic.place
	Block breaking	While the block is in the process of being broken		JE: 0.25 BE: 0.23	0.5			JE: block.wood.hit BE: hit.wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit
	JE: Something falls on a block BE: Footsteps	Falling on the block with fall damage	JE: Entity-dependent BE: Players	JE: 0.5 BE: 0.4	JE: 0.75 BE: 1.0			JE: block.wood.fall BE: fall.wood	JE: subtitles.block.generic.fall BE: subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Walking on the block		JE: 0.15 BE: 0.3	1.0			JE: block.wood.step BE: step.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Jumping from the block‌[BE only]	Players	0.12	1.0	?		jump.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Falling on the block without fall damage‌[BE only]		0.18	1.0			land.wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Axe strips	Blocks	When a wooden slab is combined into a double slab	use.wood	subtitles.item.axe.strip​	1.0	0.8

Cherry wood

Sounds	Closed captions	Description	Category	Details			»	Technical data		»
				Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance		Identifier	Translation key
	Block broken	Once the block has broken	Blocks	1.0	JE: 0.8 BE: 0.8–1.0	JE: 16 BE: ?		JE: block.cherry_wood.break BE: break.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.break
	Block placed​[until: JE 26.4] Block is placed​[upcoming: JE 26.4]	When the block is placed		1.0	0.8			JE: block.cherry_wood.place BE: dig.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.place
	Block breaking	While the block is in the process of being broken		JE: 0.25 BE: 0.23	0.5			JE: block.cherry_wood.hit BE: hit.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit
	JE: Something falls on a block BE: Footsteps	Falling on the block with fall damage	JE: Entity-dependent BE: Players	JE: 0.5 BE: 0.4	JE: 0.75 BE: 1.0			JE: block.cherry_wood.fall BE: fall.cherry_wood	JE: subtitles.block.generic.fall BE: subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Walking on the block		JE: 0.15 BE: 0.2	1.0			JE: block.cherry_wood.step BE: step.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Jumping from the block‌[BE only]	Players	0.12	1.0	?		jump.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Falling on the block without fall damage‌[BE only]		0.18	1.0			land.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Footsteps	Players	When a cherry wood slab is combined into a double slab	step.cherry_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	1.0	0.8

Bamboo wood

Sounds	Closed captions	Description	Category	Details			»	Technical data		»
				Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance		Identifier	Translation key
	Block broken	Once the block has broken	Blocks	0.9	JE: 0.8 BE: 0.8–1.0	JE: 16 BE: ?		JE: block.bamboo_wood.break BE: break.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.break
	Block placed​[until: JE 26.4] Block is placed​[upcoming: JE 26.4]	When the block is placed		0.9	0.8			JE: block.bamboo_wood.place BE: place.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.place
	Block breaking	While the block is in the process of being broken		JE: 0.225 BE: 0.207	0.5			JE: block.bamboo_wood.hit BE: hit.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit
	JE: Something falls on a block BE: Something fell	Falling on the block with fall damage	JE: Entity-dependent BE: Players	JE: 0.5 BE: 0.4	JE: 0.75 BE: 1.0			JE: block.bamboo_wood.fall BE: fall.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.fall
	Footsteps	Walking on the block		JE: 0.15 BE: 0.2	1.0			JE: block.bamboo_wood.step BE: step.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Jumping from the block‌[BE only]	Players	0.12	1.0	?		jump.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Falling on the block without fall damage‌[BE only]		0.18	1.0			land.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Footsteps	Blocks	When a bamboo wood slab is combined into a double slab	step.bamboo_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	1.0	0.8

Nether wood

Sounds	Closed captions	Description	Category	Details			»	Technical data		»
				Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance		Identifier	Translation key
	Block broken	Once the block has broken	Blocks	1.0	JE: 0.72 BE: 0.8–1.0	JE: 16 BE: ?		JE: block.nether_wood.break BE: break.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.break
	Block placed​[until: JE 26.4] Block is placed​[upcoming: JE 26.4]	When the block is placed		1.0	JE: 0.72 BE: 0.8			JE: block.nether_wood.place BE: place.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.place
	Block breaking	While the block is in the process of being broken		JE: 0.25 BE: 0.23	JE: 0.45 BE: 0.5			JE: block.nether_wood.hit BE: hit.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.hit
	Something falls on a block	Falling on the block with fall damage	JE: Entity-dependent BE: Players	JE: 0.5 BE: 0.4	JE: 0.75 BE: 1.0			JE: block.nether_wood.fall BE: fall.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.fall
	Footsteps	Walking on the block		JE: 0.15 BE: 0.3	1.0			JE: block.nether_wood.step BE: step.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Jumping from the block‌[BE only]	Players	0.12	1.0	?		step.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
	Footsteps	Falling on the block without fall damage‌[BE only]		0.18	1.0			step.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps

Bedrock Edition combine sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Footsteps	Blocks	When a Nether wood slab is combined into a double slab	step.nether_wood	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	1.0	0.8

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Slab	oak_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.oak_slab
Spruce Slab	spruce_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.spruce_slab
Birch Slab	birch_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.birch_slab
Jungle Slab	jungle_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.jungle_slab
Acacia Slab	acacia_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.acacia_slab
Dark Oak Slab	dark_oak_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.dark_oak_slab
Mangrove Slab	mangrove_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.mangrove_slab
Cherry Slab	cherry_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.cherry_slab
Pale Oak Slab	pale_oak_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.pale_oak_slab
Poplar Slab	poplar_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.poplar_slab
Bamboo Slab	bamboo_slab	Block & Item	slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.bamboo_slab
Crimson Slab	crimson_slab	Block & Item	non_flammable_wood slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	non_flammable_wood slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.crimson_slab
Warped Slab	warped_slab	Block & Item	non_flammable_wood slabs wooden_slabs mineable/axe	non_flammable_wood slabs wooden_slabs	block.minecraft.warped_slab

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Item tags	Translation key
Oak Double Slab	oak_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 0	157	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.oak.name
Oak Slab	oak_slab	wooden_slab / 0	158	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.oak.name
Spruce Double Slab	spruce_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 1	1064	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -809)	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.spruce.name
Spruce Slab	spruce_slab	wooden_slab / 1	1059	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -804)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.spruce.name
Birch Double Slab	birch_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 2	1065	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -810)	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.birch.name
Birch Slab	birch_slab	wooden_slab / 2	1060	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -805)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.birch.name
Jungle Double Slab	jungle_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 3	1066	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -811)	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.jungle.name
Jungle Slab	jungle_slab	wooden_slab / 3	1061	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -806)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.jungle.name
Acacia Double Slab	acacia_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 4	1067	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -812)	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.acacia.name
Acacia Slab	acacia_slab	wooden_slab / 4	1062	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -807)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.acacia.name
Dark Oak Double Slab	dark_oak_double_slab	double_wooden_slab / 5	1068	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -813)	—	tile.double_wooden_slab.big_oak.name
Dark Oak Slab	dark_oak_slab	wooden_slab / 5	1063	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -808)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.wooden_slab.big_oak.name
Mangrove Double Slab	mangrove_double_slab	None	754	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -499)	—	tile.mangrove_double_slab.name
Mangrove Slab	mangrove_slab	None	744	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -489)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.mangrove_slab.name
Cherry Double Slab	cherry_double_slab	None	795	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -540)	—	tile.cherry_double_slab.name
Cherry Slab	cherry_slab	None	794	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -539)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.cherry_slab.name
Pale Oak Double Slab	pale_oak_double_slab	None	1254	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -999)	—	tile.pale_oak_double_slab.name
Pale Oak Slab	pale_oak_slab	None	1253	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -998)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.pale_oak_slab.name
Poplar Double Slab	poplar_double_slab	None	1391	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1136)	—	tile.poplar_double_slab.name
Poplar Slab	poplar_slab	None	1390	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -1135)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.poplar_slab.name
Bamboo Double Slab	bamboo_double_slab	None	776	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -521)	—	tile.bamboo_double_slab.name
Bamboo Slab	bamboo_slab	None	768	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -513)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.bamboo_slab.name
Crimson Double Slab	crimson_double_slab	None	521	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -266)	—	tile.crimson_double_slab.name
Crimson Slab	crimson_slab	None	519	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -264)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.crimson_slab.name
Warped Double Slab	warped_double_slab	None	522	Block & Ungiveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -267)	—	tile.warped_double_slab.name
Warped Slab	warped_slab	None	520	Block & Giveable Item	Identical (Numeric: -265)	minecraft:wooden_slabs	tile.warped_slab.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
type	bottom	bottom top	Where the slab is within its block.
		double	The block is a double slab.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this slab.

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
minecraft:vertical_half	Not Supported	bottom	bottom top	Unsupported	Where the slab is within its block.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Beta
1.3							A precursor to the wooden slab with atypical properties, namely what is now known as the petrified oak slab. Information about that slab, due to being separate, is documented on that page.
Java Edition
1.3.1			12w17a				Wooden slabs have been introduced, one per existing planks type at the time.
							The petrified oak slab's crafting recipe now crafts these newly-introduced wooden slabs. All three items must be of the same species.
			12w21a				Renamed the wooden slabs from "<wood type>-Wood Slab" to "<wood type> Wood Slab"
1.5			13w01a				Wooden slabs are now used to craft daylight sensors.
1.7.2			1.7				Added acacia and dark oak slabs.
1.9			15w43a				A spruce slab now acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements.
1.11			16w39a				Oak, birch, and spruce slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
1.13			17w47a				"<wood type> Wood Slab" has been renamed to "<wood type> Slab".
			18w11a				Wooden slab now generate as part of the newly added shipwrecks.
1.14			18w43a				The textures of all wooden slabs have been changed.
			18w47a				The textures of all wooden slabs have been changed again.
							Dark oak slabs now generate in pillager outposts.
			18w48a				Oak slabs now generate naturally in the updated plains villages.
			18w49a				Acacia slabs now generate in the updated savanna villages.
			18w50a				Spruce slabs now generate in the updated taiga villages.
							The texture for spruce slabs has been changed again.
							Wooden slabs are now used to craft barrels.
			19w02a				Wooden slabs are now used to craft lecterns.
1.16			20w06a				Added crimson and warped slabs.
October 16, 2021							Mangrove slabs are shown at Minecraft Live 2021.
1.19			22w11a				Added mangrove slabs.
			22w14a				Due to the addition of the mangrove tree and mangrove swamp, mangrove slabs are now obtainable and renewable.
October 15, 2022							Bamboo slabs were shown on Minecraft Live 2022.
1.19.3 Experiment Update 1.20			22w42a				Added bamboo slabs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
							Added unique sounds for nether and bamboo wood slabs.
							Wooden slabs are now used to craft chiseled bookshelves.
			22w46a				The texture of bamboo slab have been changed, due to the texture change on bamboo planks.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w07a				Added cherry slabs behind the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20			23w12a				Bamboo and cherry slabs are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental data pack.
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Oak slabs can now generate in trial chambers.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Added pale oak slabs.
26.3			snap1				Added poplar slabs.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.3							Added oak slabs, taking the place of the previously-existing petrified oak slabs.
							Wooden slabs can be obtained by breaking petrified oak slabs as well.
v0.8.0			build 1				Added spruce, birch, and jungle wooden slabs.
v0.9.0			build 1				Added acacia and dark oak wooden slabs.
			build 11				Added crafting recipe for jungle wooden slabs.
v0.11.0			build 1				The wooden slab names have been changed from "<wood type> Wooden Slab" to "<wood type> Wood Slab".
v0.13.0			build 1				Wooden slabs are now used to craft daylight sensors.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				A spruce slab now acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Oak, birch, and spruce slabs now generate in woodland mansions.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of all wooden slabs have been changed.
							Wooden slabs can now be used to craft composters, barrels and lecterns.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added crimson and warped slabs.
1.16.20			beta 1.16.20.50				Crimson and warped slabs now uses regular plank sounds instead of their stem variant sounds.
1.19.0			Preview 1.19.0.21				Added mangrove slabs.
1.19.20			Preview 1.19.20.20				Wooden slabs have been renamed from “<wood type> Wood Slab” to “<wood type> Slab”.
1.19.50 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added bamboo slabs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
							Added unique sounds for nether and bamboo wood slabs.
							Wooden slabs are now used to craft chiseled bookshelves.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added cherry slabs behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.21				Bamboo and cherry slabs are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added pale oak slabs.
26.40 Experiment Drop 3 of 2026			Preview 26.40.27				Added poplar slabs.
26.50			Preview 26.50.22				All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU9	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added wooden slabs.
							Oak slabs are not accessible in the Creative inventory; petrified oak slabs remain in their place.
TU12							Added jungle wood slabs.
TU14		1.04					Oak slabs are now available from the Creative inventory, taking the place of petrified oak slabs.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Wooden slabs are now used to craft daylight sensors.
TU27	CU15	1.18	1.18	1.18			Added acacia and dark oak wood slabs to the Creative inventory.
TU43	CU33	1.36	1.36	1.36	Patch 13		A spruce slab now acts as the middle of a table generated within igloo basements.
			1.90				The textures of all wooden slabs has been changed.
			1.91				Dark oak slabs now generate in pillager outposts.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added wooden slabs.

Data history

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				The different variant block states for the wooden_slab and double_wooden_slab IDs have been split up and merged into their own IDs.
							Prior to The Flattening, these blocks' numeral IDs were 125 and 126.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.8.0			build 1				Wooden slab items with damage/metadata values 6 or 7, would display the following names: tile.woodSlab.step.gravel.name< or tile.woodSlab.step.sand.name<.
v0.9.0			build 1				Wooden slab items with damage/metadata value 6 now display the following name: tile.woodSlab.name<.
v0.11.0			build 1				Wooden slab items with damage/metadata value 6 now display the following name: tile.woodSlab..name.
v0.13.0							Wooden slab items with a damage/metadata value of 6 now display the following name: tile.woodenSlab..name.
v0.15.0			build 1				Wooden slab items with a damage/metadata value of 6 have had their names changed once again, displaying as the following: tile.wooden_slab..name.
Bedrock Edition
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.20.20				Wooden slabs now use the minecraft:vertical_half block state instead of top_slot_bit.
1.20.70			Preview 1.20.70.20				The different wood type block states for the wooden_slab and double_wooden_slab IDs have been split up into their own IDs.

Issues

Issues relating to "Wooden Slab" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  All 12 types of wooden slabs